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WILLIAM NUSSER, JR., OF PLEVNA, KANSAS.

STIRRUP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, WVILLIAM NUssnn, Jr.,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Plevna, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stirrups, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to stirrups, and more particularly to the class of safety stirrups.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a safety stirrup wherein the foot of a rider will be freed should the horse fall, thereby avoiding the possibility of injury to said rider by the hanging of the foot in the stirrup.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stirrup which is detachable from a suspension strap, yet when a rider is seated in the saddle the stirrup will not become detached from the strap, thus obviating discomfort to the rider.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a stirrup of this character which is simple in construction, reliable and 25 efficient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will so be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing :F igure 1 is an elevation of a stirrup constructed in accordance with 85 the invention. F ig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary inner face view of one limb of the stirrup. Fig. 4 is an end view of the hanger removed from the stirrup.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the stirrup showing the hanger in position for freeing said stirrup.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several !views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the stirrup comprises a tread bar 5 from which rises side limbs 6, the same being joined near their free ends with a bridge piece or cross bar 7, the latter serving to prevent spreading of the limbs and materially strengthening the said stirrup. On the inner faces of the side limbs 6 above the cross piece or bridge bar 7 are formed abutment 56 projections 8 and guide ribs 9, which latter are spaced from the projections 8, which are Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 18, 1913.

Patented Dec. 23,1913.

Serial No. 779,847.

provided with beveled edges 10, the ribs 9 being of substantially elliptical shape and serving to guide and detachably secure to the stirrup a hanger presently described.

The hanger comprises a block or head 11 on opposite ends of which are formed lugs 12 forming abutment shoulders 13, while projecting at right angles therefrom are looking tongues 14:, while spaced therefrom are cams 15 providing therebetween guide slots 16, the cams being formed with rounded edges 17 adapted to work against the guide ribs 9 when fastening the block or hanger to the stirrup so that the locking tongues 14 will ride over the beveled edges 10 of the projections 8 to bring the abutment shoulders 13 of the lugs 12 against the projections 8 and thereby detachably suspending the stirrup from the hanger. Should the stirrup swing out of alinement with the hanger the latter will become detached from the stirrup to free the same so that the foot of the rider will not hang in event the animal should fall.

The block or head 11 is formed with a wing 18 which lies between the two stretches of the suspension strap for the stirrup so that this wing 18 will prevent the turning of the hanger when the foot of the rider is engaged in the stirrup. This wing 18 also serves to hold the stirrup in normal position so that the foot of the rider can readily engage therein and be properly supported on the tread bar thereof. The block or head 11 is formed with a slot 19 through which is passed the suspension strap 20 depending from the saddle.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and there fore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A stirrup comprising a tread bar, side limbs rising from the tread bar, guide and abutment projections formed on the inner faces of the side limbs, a hanger, cams formed at opposite ends of the hanger and engageable with the guide projection, and lugs spaced from the cams and integral with the hanger and having locking extensions to engage between the guide and abutment projections on the side limbs for detachably securing the hanger and stirrup together.

2. A stirrup comprising a tread bar, side limbs rising from the tread bar, guide and abutment projections formed on the inner faces of the side limbs, a hanger, cams formed at opposite ends of the hanger and engageable with the guide projection, lugs spaced from the cams and integral with the hanger and having locking extensions to engage between the guide and abutment projections on the side limbs for detachably securing the hanger and stirrup together, and

a wing formed on the hanger and adapted 10 WILLIAM NUSSER, JR.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM NUssER, Sn, J OHN F. NUSSER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C." 

